# Has Korea’s Nvidia fever gone too far for the won? - The Korea Herald

> The won has slid nearly 100 per dollar since July despite a record trade surplus and foreign equity inflows. Authorities attribute the weakness mainly to Korean retail investors converting won to dollars to buy US stocks such as Nvidia, Tesla and Apple.

- Date: 2025-11-20 · published 2025-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22204-has-korea-s-nvidia-fever-gone-too-far-for-the-won-the-korea-herald
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent dollar demand from retail outflows keeps upward pressure on the dollar cost of imported feed for Korean buyers. The trend has lasted several months, so it adds to import cost risk.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Sources

- koreaherald.com: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10620399

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